Return-path: Received: from py-out-1112.google.com ([64.233.166.182]:44560 "EHLO py-out-1112.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752554AbYIQWGM (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:06:12 -0400 Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id p76so2564249pyb.10 for ; Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:06:11 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <69e28c910809171506o3ed21d2bucfbbc616d5472e6e@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20080918_000615_624704_D81FC910) Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:06:10 +0200 From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Stefanik_G=E1bor?=" To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Subject: Re: iw packaging Cc: "Johannes Berg" , "Davide Pesavento" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <43e72e890809171503i50bd86d5h5adef88f6214ef27@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 References: <1221596962.9262.12.camel@johannes.berg> <1221649638.9262.50.camel@johannes.berg> <48D0E5CE.8050401@le-vert.net> <1221650286.9262.57.camel@johannes.berg> <69e28c910809171319r30d763cse24744a198e41f92@mail.gmail.com> <1221683467.7412.6.camel@localhost> <2da21fe50809171446y56cd5b2ctc864650be6030621@mail.gmail.com> <1221688366.7412.13.camel@localhost> <69e28c910809171458q70763189lde2e2710c64fc70c@mail.gmail.com> <43e72e890809171503i50bd86d5h5adef88f6214ef27@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 12:03 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > People wanting to test bleeding edge and not compile their own kernel > simply can use compat-wireless crap and that has its own nl80211.h. We > can modify iw to let COMPAT_TREE be defined and if so look there > first. This is what CRDA does for example. > > I don't see why packages should ship their own nl80211.h unless you > are replacing or providing a new cfg80211.ko. > > Luis > We want distros to ship iw, and for that we must not require using extra files from a development repository. -- Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-)